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What do you get when you cross a Geo Metro with an electric forklift, a golf cart, and a bunch of used batteries? You get a ridiculously inexpensive, home-built, street-legal electric car.
This battery powered grocery getter was built by Darin Cosgrove and Ivan Limburg, of Brockville, Ontario. The friends [...]

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Gas is over $4 a gallon. I’ve already downsized to a Geo Metro. I spend over $500 a month for my car. It’s time to do something about it!

© 2008 EcoModder.com Taken from Landon’s Vlog#1: preparing to live without a car.

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(See also: Two Canadian friends build a $672 street legal electric car )
We all know the major manufacturers are saying it can’t be done, so I guess it’s up to the youth!
Andrew Angelloti, an Ecomodder forum member, converted his very own 1988 Mazda pickup to run on electricity last year, [...]

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Alas, the ebb and flow of change towards renewable and so-called “green” biofuels has taken black marks. Globally, foodstuff prices increased 37% last year (over the 14% increase in 2006). Food tensions, shortages and riots have taken their toll in Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, Guinea, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Senegal, Uzbekistan, Yemen and the list goes on… [...]

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A 1997 Ford Escort Wagon with a stock 2.0L Split Port Induction engine and Manual transaxle was purchased with the express intent to showcase/implement numerous fuel saving modifications. The goal of the project is to effectively DOUBLE the EPA fuel economy ratings.
Please take a few minutes of your time (or a few hours) and [...]

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Automobiles, Where To Now
by Jud Engels Jan. 20, 2008
This is the first in a series of chapters on the future of automobiles. As an introduction, this first article is setting the stage for the investigation of future options for the automobile. This is an interesting subject to many, of which there are many opinions. [...]

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You should be happy!
You read correctly: alternative transportation can pollute more than the regular. That’s because, for me, I have made my bicycle my primary vehicle and my car a hated backup.
Now, how did I accomplish this? The main thing, for me, is that I got involved with my bike and learned to love [...]

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23 miles 40 degrees total battery cycles 5.
After several days of rain I wanted to see how the batteries did in the cold. This was a tough day to not take the car due to high winds and cold. Performance was good and assist was used for most of the ride. Of course I had [...]

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You may have seen the Aerocivic already, but it certainly deserves even more attention than it has already gotten. Sure, it may be a little rough around the edges, but I’ll tell you why the aerocivic is worth so much talk: it’s not innovative.
It may get great gas mileage, but it’s not innovative.
Why then all [...]

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13 miles 50 degrees total battery cycles 4.
Had a few stops to make so I used the used motor assist for 90% of mileage with ½ throttle. Once again there are no bike racks to lock your bike up. Bike performance was good and the motor is really a big help when you want to [...]

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